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Peter Wear Peter Wear i(A36243 works by)
Born: Established: 1949 Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Searching for Banjo Peter Wear , 1995 single work biography
— Appears in: The Age , 12 April 1995; (p. 11)
1 8 y separately published work icon The Madding of Daniel O'Hooligan Peter Wear , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1991 Z289489 1991 single work novel humour 'Daniel Clare O'Hooligan - motorcycle enthusiast, failed family man and teacher of Medieval Literature - is increasingly at odds with life in the twentieth century. His other world, the fantastic realm of the Sacred Lake with its eccentric denizens, beckons ever more alluringly...This audaciously inventive novel rockets along at full throttle, steering a wild course through medieval warfare, higher education, theories of light, the music of Liberace, and the nature of doubt and belief.' (Source: back cover)
1 y separately published work icon Xavier Herbert Peter Wear (interviewer), Brisbane : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1980 Z990551 1980 single work interview Xavier Herbert discusses many aspects of his life including his ardent anti-imperialism. Deals with his childhood struggles, his younger years as a medical student, his sexual awakening and experiences with alcohol and his opinions on abortion. Herbert also discusses his literary achievements and his various difficulties in writing his opus Poor Fellow My Country (1975).
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